the sergeant says, we will send you to china. after china, he goes and serves -- he comes back at the age of 20. he has served honorably in all branches of the united states military. there is no air force at the time. comes back and falls in love with a woman in his hometown in montana who says, i will have nothing to do with you until you finish school. he finishes high school and goes on to be a professor of asian history at the university of montana and is elected to the congress of the united states. united states ambassador to japan under president carter and president reagan. when he dies, written on his tombstone at arlington tom at his request, is michael joseph mansfield, born march 16, 1903, died october 5, 2001 -- drive it, united states marine corps. no leader, no and that -- majority leader, ambassador to japan. a remarkable man. i was working on the voting rights act in capitol hill, which was a real fight. civil rights public accommodations -- people go to hotels and restaurants. talk about changing power, and the